Self draining soap dish

ABSTRACT

This self draining soap dish stands up vertically, and is constructed of two joining parts. The first part, which is the top, is an oval bowl with a hole in its center, connecting to a second lower part which serves as a base. The base is an asymmetrical arch that projects forward and downward. The back of the arch serves as a structural support and the front of it is a ramp that creates an open channel, so that the soap fluid coming from the hole in the bowl can flow freely down toward the sink. The back of the ramp flattens at its base where it touches the horizontal edge of the sink, in order to secure support and stability and to allow the tip of the ramp to protrude toward the sink for drainage.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention is related to soap dishes. This one in particular, is animproved standing modern soap dish that preserves the familiar bowlaesthetic, but adds a draining feature that allows getting rid of soapywater freely, letting mother natures' gravity flow-clean the soap.Usually, some soap dishes have bowls that keep the liquid and residuesitting at the bottom of the dish, making the soaps become soft andusing them up faster, others use ribs as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,253,752 andU.S. Pat. No. 5,181,606 which make the soap cake around them, making itdifficult to clean. Also, some are too complicated as in U.S. Pat. No.5,253,752 by Jang, who included magnets and iron plates in his design.

The purpose of the present invention is to have a soap dish that issmooth and efficient for the function that it serves. The merits of thepresent invention will become apparent in the detailed description.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to an improved soap dish. This self draining soapdish is utilitarian as well as aesthetically modern in design. It is theprimary object of the present invention to provide a soap dish thatautomatically removes soap scum and keeps a clean soap dish. It is asecondary object of the present invention to keep the soap dry so itisn't consumed as quickly. The third purpose is to provide a soap dishthat is simple in construction and easy to use. The dimensions andarrangements of the self draining soap dish are appropriate for maximumease of manufacture by injection molding of an acrylic material in aminimum number of separate components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, side elevation of the self draining soapdish of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective top plan view of the self draining soap dish ofFIG. 1

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, side elevation of the self draining soapdish of the present invention, showing how the soap dish was constructedin two joining parts. The top part is a 5½″ by 3½″ oval bowl #1 with ahole #2 in its center ¾″ in diameter. The bowl has an inclination of 25degrees in order to direct the soapy water to the center hole, so it candrain to the lower part or base. The lower part, beneath the bowl, isconstructed as an asymmetrical arch #3, the back of it #4 serves as astructural support, The front of the arch defines a ramp #5 which tiltsdown 40 degrees and extends out 2″ beyond the bowl, its sides foldupward #6, forming an open channel, to allow the soapy water to drainfreely using only gravity. Behind this open channel at the bottom of itsbase it flattens #7, in order to secure support and stability, and toallow the front edge of the ramp to protrude toward the sink fordraining.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view top plan #1 of the self draining soap dishof FIG. 1. It serves to see the bowl with its hole in the center #2, italso serves to see the ramp #3 extending forward from the bowl.

1. (canceled)
 2. A vertically upstanding soap dish comprising: a) Anoval bowl to support a bar of soap with a hole at its center to drainsoap residue. b) A base attached to the oval bowl in the form of anasymmetrical arch providing support, as well as serving as a drainingmechanism, the back creating stability and the front channel directingthe run off coming from the bowl to the sink.